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This is also documented in Fellman's book. Sherman blamed the burning of Orangeburg, SC, "on some Jew" pp.231 Actually the quote is "Thus, of the burning of Orangeburg, he denied his men had done it..."I was told by some citizen it was burned by some Jew."" How do you know that was not the case?

Well if you want to get technical, the entire quote is; "Thus of the burning of Organgeburg, he denied his men had done it, adding offhandedly, 'I was told by a citizen that it was burned by some Jew.'"

I don't know if "some Jew"did it or not, apparently neither did Sherman because he never took the time to find out. If, as he claimed, he did not order the city burned, then someone went against his orders, and a crime was committed. The fact remains, his callous remark and actions show that neither "the Jew" in question, or Orangeburg's citizens were worth his trouble.

He wrote to his wife Ellen in 1858, "Individuals may prosper in a falling community but they must be Jews, without pity, soul, heart, or bowels of compassion." "Citizen Sherman" pp. 65, sourced Sherman's letters to Ellen (Sherman),San Francisco, Mar 3, 1858


His racism toward Jews, Mexicans, Indians, Asians, Turks, ect. has been documented in his letters and writings. These, along with his memoirs, are available for your research. The examples are too lengthy to post here.

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I don't know if "some Jew"did it or not, apparently neither did Sherman because he never took the time to find out.

Why should he? He had a war to fight.

His racism toward Jews, Mexicans, Indians, Asians, Turks, ect. has been documented in his letters and writings. These, along with his memoirs, are available for your research. The examples are too lengthy to post here.

And as I said, when compared by today's standards Sherman comes off as a rather crude and unlikeable fellow. But when compared by today's standards every one back then would seem just as loathsome in their own way. Lee and Davis believed blacks were suited for slavery and nothing else. The whole confederate cause was built on enslaving a third of their population. I'm certainly not trying to justify Sherman's views on race or religion, but the confederacy has absolutely no claim to the moral high-ground in this. Their views were as bad or worse.

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His racism toward Jews, Mexicans, Indians, Asians, Turks, ect. has been documented in his letters and writings. These, along with his memoirs, are available for your research. The examples are too lengthy to post here.

So he was a racist, and your point is? You could make the case that every person alive was a racist yet you save your condemnation for one man. Your selective outrage is duly noted.